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The Community Resource team Home Care (CRT) are part of Cardiff Council’s Independent Living and Community Care Service (ILS) and work in partnership with vulnerable adults to support them to live independently at home and connected to their communities.

CRT is a joint service provided by Cardiff Council and Cardiff and Vale University health board that aims to support adults, through therapy and or home care, to recover or maintain their ability to live independently at home. The service provides reablement care which aims to encourage and support people to learn or re-learns skills necessary for daily living, following a period of illness or after a stay in hospital.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cardiff’s CRT Home Care team. You will work as a senior carer, supporting more complex cases, working in partnership with the adults we support to increase their independence at home. This will involve providing care and support to learn or re-learn the skills necessary for independent daily living, following a period of illness or a stay in hospital.

You will support, line manage and mentor a cohort of Reablement Care Workers in accordance with all legislation including Social Care (Wales) Act 2014, RISCA 2016 and all statutory duties, Cardiff Council policies, and procedures.

We take the welfare of our staff seriously and we strive to deliver positive working arrangements that support our amazing workforce to feel respected and valued.

• A generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per year to a maximum of 33 days per year after 5 years, with the option to purchase additional annual leave to a maximum of 10 days.
• Access to the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund which is part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), offering a reputable, secure and flexible pension plan for peace of mind.
• Excellent training and development opportunities

You must be a dynamic person who is passionate about promoting citizens independence.

You will be a good team player, have excellent communication, organisation skills.

You will have significant experience in using various IT systems, with the ability to work under pressure to ensure the smooth running of this busy team. Attention to detail and accuracy are very important to this work.

You will have the ability to understand the issues relating to the directorate and have experience of day-to-day supervision of staff.

You will have a commitment to working in a strength-based, preventative way, providing the support needed to enable service users to achieve what matters to them.

• Educated to NVQ/HSC (or equivalent) Level 3 or above in Health and Social Care
• You will be Registered with Social Care Wales.
• This role will include weekend and evening working.
• The ability to speak other languages, in particular Welsh, and Community Languages would be an advantage.

This is a temporary post until 30/11/2026.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

Refer to the Job description and person specification and tell us how you meet the criteria set out in these when completing your application, and please note we do not accept a CV as an application for the post.

This post has a requirement for registration with Social Care Wales.

We understand you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, original and does not include ideas or work that is not your own.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

Interviews will normally be held on Teams but if you would prefer a face-to-face interview, please let us know.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

Apply today or contact me by email at nicrees@cardiff.gov.uk or call 07977576265 to arrange a further discussion about this opportunity!

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Job Category Social Services - Adults

Department Housing & Communities

Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Temporary